Descrição
Crocodile Island is located in the river Nile. The reedbeds and wetlands line the shore on both sides of the bridge to the mainland. Look for Garça-branca-pequena, Garca-vaqueira, Garça-roxa, Caimão, Ógea, Peneireiro-das-torres, Tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-pauis, Guarda rios malhados, Águia-pesqueira, Peneireiro-cinzento, wintering dabbling ducks and waders.
The hotel gardens are a refuge for smaller birds and migrants such as Abelharuco-comum, Abelharuco-verde, Papa-figos, Mocho-d'orelhas, Poupa, Rola-comum, Noitibó da Europa, Torcicolo, Picanço-de-dorso-ruivo and various warblers.
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Acesso
Luxor is a popular tourist destination with its own airport. Trains from Cairo take about 10 hours. Crocodile Island is located in the river Nile just south of Luxor. From the city centre there are plentiful buses and taxis.


